I've read through a zillion pages so far, checked out all the tutorials here, and (I think) I'm ready to get going! Here's what I did: Money's tight and I didn't want to pay shipping or wait, so I ran off to Hobby Lobby and got one of those 10# slabs of Parrafin wax, two molds (that I've since learned that I paid waaay too much money for), and some wicking. The molds are 3x6 and an oval shaped one (I'm lost on how to wick that dog). The wick I got was the "large square cotton braid". So far I've made about 6 candles. From what I've read, The wick I've got is working (I think, lol). So far the tests I've done look right, the flame doesn't drown out, the melt pool looks about right (from what I've read, anyway). I'm adding stearic at about 1.5 T ppw, is that right? All the descriptions of the wax and wick are very confusing to me. I got the wax and wicking locally just to see if I would like making candles. Now I'm lost as to what to order online. What I want to do is make pillars (I just love the rustics and mottled ones). I think I want to stick with parrafin. Can someone help me out with what and where to order? I'm in southern Indiana. Thanks, this board has been a wealth of information.:smiley2: